Better Beacon Placement
by Serilum
Players who build beacon bases can place the base blocks with a right-click, since Better Beacon Placement fills the next base position with a mineral block from the hand.
What it does
Holding a mineral block and right-clicking a beacon places that block in the next free base position. Sneaking while right-clicking places the whole stack held in the hand, which speeds up building larger pyramids. The mod is configurable and keeps its scope small, changing only how base blocks are set.
Two options govern the behaviour. When breakBeaconBaseBlocks is enabled, breaking the beacon also breaks every base block and returns them to the ground at its position. When dropReplacedBlockTopBeacon is enabled, a normal block swapped out for a mineral block is released above the beacon instead of being lost. Collective is required on every loader. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 game versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and the code is under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Single block placement
A right-click with a mineral block in hand places one block in the next base position of the beacon.
Stack placement
Sneaking while right-clicking places the entire stack of mineral blocks held in the hand.
Base block drops
Breaking the beacon can break all its base blocks and release them at its location.
Replaced block drops
Normal blocks swapped out for mineral blocks are released above the beacon when that option is enabled.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Building beacon pyramids on servers
Server owners and players building large beacon bases can fill each layer quickly, because stack placement skips one click per block.
Who it’s for: Players building beacon pyramids in survival worlds and on multiplayer servers, who want fewer clicks per layer and a configurable way to recover base blocks.
How it compares
Redstone Beacon Base [PurpurPack] is open source under the MIT License and is server required with client optional, for 1.20 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Netherite Beacons is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.18.1 – 1.20.4 on Fabric and Forge only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Beacon Placement | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Redstone Beacon Base [PurpurPack] | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
| Netherite Beacons | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2022-10-21 |
Questions
Does Better Beacon Placement need Collective?
Does a player need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Which loaders can run the mod?
In the catalog
Better Beacon Placement is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Better Beacon Placement is a minimalistic configurable mod which allows player to easily place beacon bases by right-clicking the beacon with a mineral block. Sneak/crouch+right-clicking places the entire stack in hand. Breaking the beacon will also break all the base blocks and drop them at the beacon's location…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-beacon-placement
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15